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21. Preface | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2016 - This "implementation gap" in VTE prophylaxis between evidence-based best practice and actual practice … while avoiding over-prophylaxis of those who are not. … Evidence-based protocols that standardize VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis. … getting the order correct): This is important in view of commonly reported deficiencies in adhering to mechanical … VTE prophylaxis (50-60 percent) and pharmacologic prophylaxis (10-20 percent of doses commonly not delivered

22. Final Progress Report: Optimal Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - The use of primary prophylaxis has been shown to decrease VTE [8]. … measures linked to the level of VTE risk, and a definition of contraindications to pharmacologic or mechanical … Percent of patients on adequate prophylaxis: Our audits assessed the VTE risk level and adequacy of prophylaxis … The first 7 to 8 months represent the baseline rate, 50-55%, of VTE prophylaxis. … assessment to guide choice of VTE prophylaxis is available.

23. Chapter 5. Implement the VTE Prevention Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2022 - There are at times several acceptable options for prophylaxis, and there are often multiple choices for … Surveying existing order sets impacting VTE prophylaxis as part of the initial needs assessment, and … If nurses were to focus on patients who were not already on prophylaxis, for example, and to use the … same protocol that physicians were using, their redundant check of VTE prophylaxis could be efficient … contraindications and default choices for mechanical prophylaxis.

24. Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit: A Systems Approach to Patient Safety (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2008 - The components are as follows: • VTE prophylaxis guidelines. • VTE risk assessment tool. … mechanical prophylaxis—such as sequential compression devices or graduated compression stockings—is … in various clinical settings are defined, including mechanical and pharmacologic methods, with appropriate … by increasing provider knowledge about VTE prophylaxis. … Risk of and prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in hospital patients.

25. Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics. Standardization of skin preparation. … Was Cefotetan used as antibiotic prophylaxis?  If NO, skip to question 16. … Utilization of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics. … intervals for commonly used antimicrobials for surgery prophylaxis for adults and pediatrics. … Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.

26. Tool: SSA (doc file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Patients must have required mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. … Study focused on medical and respiratory patients who required mechanical ventilation in the intensive … PRO: Multivariate analysis – Study focused on 227 patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more … Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: The effect of … supportive evidence were semirecumbent positioning, sucralfate instead of H2-antagonists for stress ulcer prophylaxis

27. Daily Care Processes Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - mechanically ventilated patients and included interventions such as stress ulcer and deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis … • Post changes in the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and mortality. … There are situations where prophylaxis is warranted, but these are exceptions where there is the possibility … of a contaminated wound (trauma, surgery, etc.) or prophylaxis due to another comorbidity such as an … Comparative study of single-dose and 24-hour multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery

28. Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 - Patients must have required mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. … Study focused on medical and respiratory patients who required mechanical ventilation in the intensive … Crossover Trial (Torres, 1992) 11 PRO: Crossover trial focused on patients requiring mechanical … Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: The effect of … supportive evidence were semirecumbent positioning, sucralfate instead of H2-antagonists for stress ulcer prophylaxis

29. Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2016 - Relying on order sets alone will not reach desired levels of appropriate VTE prophylaxis. … They can be particularly valuable when assessing adherence to mechanical prophylaxis and developing educational … materials around the subset of patients who may require extended duration prophylaxis. … Key metrics include the prevalence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis and the incidence of HA-VTE. … Even the best order set, however, will fail to achieve near-perfect appropriate prophylaxis.

30. Presentation: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle
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    December 01, 2017 - defects Emerging evidence Antibiotics redosing and weight-based dosing Maintenance of normoglycemia Mechanical … including antibiotic redosing and weight-based dosing, maintenance of normoglycemia, the use of selected mechanical … Also, the guidelines advocate the use of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics for colon … Cefoxitin is a SCIP-approved antibiotic for colon prophylaxis. … Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.

31. References (doc file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Guidelines support the use of subglottic suctioning and drainage for patients dependent on mechanical … Retrospective Chart Review (Juneja, 2011)9 PRO: Data for 311 patients requiring mechanical ventilation … RCT (Mahul, 1992)19 PRO: RCT focused on patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 3 … Study evaluated 896 patients who required mechanical ventilation from five RCTs. … drainage and stress ulcer prophylaxis.

32. Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis … Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis … Sub-Domain:  Sickle Cell Treatment PQMP COE:  Q-METRIC Associated NQF # and Name:  3166, Antibiotic Prophylaxis … 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis

33. Implementation of an Evidence-based Protocol for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2003 - Implementation of an Evidence-based Protocol for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis 265 Implementation … of an Evidence-based Protocol for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis John A. … Risucci Abstract Objective: An evidence-based surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) protocol was … Antibiotics for dirty operations represent treatment and not prophylaxis. … ASHP therapeutic guidelines on antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.

34. Appendix K. Final Risk Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - 30 Days 4 3 0 Duration of Surgery (min) 6 5 0 Tourniquet Time 2 2 0 Post-Op Mechanical … Peri-Op Insulin Administration 2 2 0 Peri-Op Proton Pump Inhibitor 1 1 0 Peri-Op VTE Prophylaxis … 2 0 Periop allogeneic blood transfusion 3 3 0 Interop vasopressor 3 3 0 preop mechanical

35. Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis … Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis … 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis

36. New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - As a result, prevalence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis increased from 55 to 100 percent for surgical … prophylaxis and 100 percent for patients admitted to the hospitalist service between March and August … As a result of these interventions, appropriate VTE prophylaxis increased from 0 to 100 percent, and … The dashboard appears in green if the patient is on pharmacological prophylaxis, in yellow if the patient … is on sequential compression devices or if a contraindication is documented, and in red if VTE prophylaxis

37. Antibiotic Audit Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Was cefotetan used as antibiotic prophylaxis? … Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.  … Was clindamycin or cefotetan used as antibiotic prophylaxis? … Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.  … Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. 

38. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2016 - While VTE sometimes occurs despite the best available prophylaxis, there are many lost opportunities … to optimize prophylaxis and reduce VTE risk factors in virtually every hospital. … and discomfort associated with prophylactic methods; for some inpatients, the risk of anticoagulant prophylaxis … Teams may wish to assess the adequacy of VTE prophylaxis not only on admission or transfer to the ICU … rates, and other parameters (e.g., adherence to prescribed prophylaxis).

39. Facilitator Guide: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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    December 01, 2017 - including antibiotic redosing and weight-based dosing, maintenance of normoglycemia, the use of selected mechanical … Also, the guidelines advocate the use of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics for colon … Slide 23 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery SAY: This is the table, and it indicates whether weight-based … For example, previous guidelines recommended redosing cefotetan as routine prophylaxis for colon surgery … Cefoxitin is a SCIP-approved antibiotic for colon prophylaxis.

40. Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2017 - Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease Timeliness of Antibiotic … Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Section 1. … Measure Name Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle Cell Disease 1.B. … There are no existing quality measures for antibiotic prophylaxis in children with SCD. 1.D. … Compliance with penicillin prophylaxis in patients with sickle cell disease.